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January 21, 2010

Netanyahu: Israeli Military Will Surround Future Palestinian State
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As aid groups warn about the Israeli blockade of Gaza, Israel is
renewing calls for long-term control over the West Bank. On Wednesday,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel must retain large
swaths of the West Bank under any peace deal that would establish a
Palestinian state. Netanyahu said Israel must maintain troops in the
Jordan Valley dividing the West Bank from Jordan, surrounding
Palestinians from both sides.



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